Connecting Walkie-Talkie creates phone call on iPhone

Hello themattknight,

It sounds like you're concerned about the green bubble showing in the status bar when using Walkie-Talkie on your Apple Watch. It can be normal to see this in the status bar when the feature is being used. To learn more about the various icons and symbols that show up at the top of your screen, please visit: Status icons and symbols on your iPhone

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I am having the exact same issue.

I am on an Apple Watch Series 5 with Watch OS 7.1 and my iPhone 12 Pro on iOS 14.2.

The solution Jeff_W is talking about is not the solution.

When in a walkie Talkie conversation your iPhone will display as a FaceTime call. When you are using Walkie Talkie it should be an independent Watch function that does not utilize FaceTime on the iPhone.

I have attempted to disable and enable Walkie Talkie. I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the app.

Next I will attempt to sign out of FaceTime on my iPhone, reboot my watch and phone and sign back in.

I’ll let you know if that fixes it.

Sounds like your watch is making a call, right? It has no radio itself so it uses the Iphone radio via the watch Bluetooth connection. Sound reasonable? If it is not causing issues, I would say it is normal. Are you having Issues?

You are correct on the fundamentals of how the Apple Watch connects to the iPhone. However this is not how Walkie Talkie is supposed to function.

The Walkie Talkie function is independent of the iPhone.

The issue arises when it appears the iPhone is on a FaceTime call. When pressing the indicator it will state the “FaceTime Call is disconnected” and immediately terminate the Walkie Talkie conversation.

This issue is not occurring on my wife’s watch and iPhone.

Got the fix.

Go to Settings>facetime

Disable FaceTime.

Start a Walkie Talkie conversation.

Now you can enable FaceTime back on your iPhone.

You, of course, tried rebooting all 4 devices, right? I don't have a watch, so maybe I shouldn't be giving advise. Jus' Sayin'

While I appreciate the advice, that’s rule number one.

Anyone who’s watched The I.T. Crowd knows that’s the first thing to try.